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Operating Room Support Tech

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Anna Jaques Hospital Category: Surgical Services Job ID: JR75718 Date posted: 05/05/2025
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Job Type: Per Diem

Time Type: Part time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Under the supervision of the Preoperative Services leadership team, the OR Tech assists in inpatient care, transports equipment, assists in room turnovers, cleans and mops surgical suites, prepares case supplies and equipment, and restocks rooms. The Support Tech also is responsible for holding extremities for prepping, assisting in patient positioning, and performing errands in a timely manner. Assist the PACU in the transportation of patients and performs errands as needed.

Job Description:

Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system.

Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic team?

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Maintains BLS
  • Assists with moving, positioning, lifting and prepping patients
  • Assists the surgical team with room turn over
  • Coordinates and participates in the cleaning of the operating rooms ensuring minimal delay between surgical procedures.
  • Delivers orders and stocks and maintains supplies for the surgical suite
  • Performs the daily biologicals following standards and documents all pertinent information legibly and accurately
  • Provides assistance to the anesthesia department when needed
  • Complies with JCAHO patient safety goals.
  • Demonstrates telephone etiquette; must demonstrate consistent professional conduct and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Maintains required certifications
  • Demonstrates accountability for reading minutes or attending 100% of staff meetings.
  • Assists Anesthesia with supplies and cleaning of equipment as needed
  • Assists with the orientation and development of new staff members.
  • Maintains temperature logbooks.
  • Refers safety and patient concerns quickly, accurately and objectively to the charge nurse/Clinical Manager.
  • Performs biologic testing of the sterilizers in coordination with the Central Sterile department daily.
  • Interfaces with appropriate hospital staff to ensure a cohesive working relationship in providing patient care serves
  • Follows and utilizes the principles of proper body mechanics.
  • Continually strives to make productive use of time through careful coordination of daily tasks, setting priorities, and reducing non-essential interruptions in order to complete the job during the allocated time.
  • Demonstrates the ability to assess age specific needs to provide care and equipment for specialized techniques used by the anesthesia team.
  • Applies age specific concepts during patient care. (Pediatric vs Adult)
  • Demonstrates the ability to perform work in an accurate and timely manner in periods of increased workload and high stress. Maintains the use of universal precautions and infection control measures that include hand hygiene.
  • Willingly provides coverage, stays beyond scheduled ending time when surgical schedule demands it, volunteering to cover time off or unexpected absences, and maintaining workflow.
  • Demonstrates knowledge in low level disinfection upon cleaning of equipment and turnover methodology of operating room suites.

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent

  • Must possess verbal and written skills to communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse group of professional and non-professional members of the health care team, patients, and family/significant others.

  • Obtain and maintain American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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